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Jenny looked around in desperation. There was no way out, only mist and empty ground. And, of course, the three beings that stood on the path in front of them.
They were all much larger than a human – and much more deadly.
Jenny watched them, trying not to let her panic show. This was her fault – she had led them into this trap. She had to get them out. Summer was whimpering quietly, but standing tall. Dee was in a crouch, ready to spring.
Jenny didn't dare take in the appearance of the Shadow Men. She had the feeling that if she looked at them head-on, their sheer wrongness would push her over the edge. She needed to stay calm.
The shadows were conferring amongst themselves in a scraping language Jenny didn't understand. She stepped forward.
"Look. We're trespassing in your world. But you're still bound by ancient laws. You no longer have a claim on us, not after…Julian…was sacrificed. We are willing to go…"
"Go?" Said a soft voice like wind in leaves. "And deny us such a …succulent meal? I think not."
She shivered in fear. "You don't…you can't…"
"Can't we?" In that moment she was reminded of Julian at his most dangerous. But he was nothing – nothing – to these creatures.
The tallest began to move forward. "I think" – he spoke a name like an icicle falling into snow – "would be quite pleased to find these six on his doorstep. Do you disagree?"
"Yes," said the one with a voice like wind, "Let's take them straight to Hella. Perhaps we have a chance at another, better feast if we cook them first, hmm?"
Audrey shook her head wildly, her brown eyes panicked. "Mais non! Il ne faut pas que vous nous tuès. Mal idée! Nous pouvons t'aider…"
Jenny blinked. "I don't think they know French."
And that was the last thing she remembered before she woke up on a cold marble floor.